Jean Pougny (1892 - 1956)
Jean Pougny
Jean Pougny, birth name — Ivan Albertovich Pougny (Russian: Иван Альбертович Пу́ни), was a Russian-French artist who changed his artistic manner several times during his artistic development from avant-gardism, cubism, futurism and suprematism to lyrical primitivism in the vein of a movement in which Pierre Bonnard and Édouard Vuillard also worked.
After World War I, Pouny emigrated via Finland to Germany and then to France, where he worked as a set designer for the Russian Ballet and collaborated with artists such as Le Corbusier.
Between 1921 and 1956, Puni had 12 solo exhibitions in Berlin, Paris, New York and London, and participated in over a hundred group exhibitions. In 1952, he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Jean Pugni's works are currently in the collections of major museums around the world.
| Date and place of birt: | 20 february 1892, Repino (Kuokkala until 1948), Russian Empire |
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| Date and place of death: | 28 december 1956, Paris, France |
| Nationality: | France, Russian Empire |
| Period of activity: | XX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Decorator, Designer, Graphic artist, Painter |
| Genre: | Landscape painting, Portrait, Still life |
| Art style: | Avant-garde, Cubism, Futurism, Primitivism, Suprematism |
